The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 1

Vocabulary

土曜日

doyōbi — Saturday, the seventh day of the week

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

朝

asa — Morning, the early part of the day

が

ga — Subject-marking grammatical particle

来

ki — Come, arrive (stem form of 来る)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses

夏

natsu — Summer, the warmest season of the year

世界

sekai — The world, the entire earth or universe

は

wa — Topic-marking grammatical particle

すべて

subete — Everything, all, the whole of something

明るく

akaruku — Brightly, in a bright or cheerful manner

清々しく

sugasugashiku — Refreshingly, in a fresh and clear manner

生命

seimei — Life, living existence, vital force

に

ni — Directional or locative grammatical particle

あふれ

afure — Overflow, brim with, be full of

た

ta — Past tense grammatical suffix

誰

dare — Who, anyone, every person

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, inner feelings

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle

歌

uta — Song, poem, something sung aloud

あり

ari — There is/are, exists (classical form)

若け

wake — Young (conditional stem of 若い)

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if/when'

その

sono — That, the (referring to something nearby)

音楽

ongaku — Music, the art of organized sound

唇

kuchibiru — Lips, the fleshy edges of the mouth

から

kara — From, because; origin or reason particle

出

de — Come out, emerge (stem of 出る)

顔

kao — Face, one's facial appearance or expression

明るさ

akarusa — Brightness, cheerfulness, degree of light

足取り

ashidori — Gait, way of walking, step

弾み

hazumi — Bounce, momentum, spring in one's step

木

ki — Tree, wood, a woody plant

花

hana — Flower, blossom of a plant

を

wo — Object-marking grammatical particle

咲かせ

sakase — Cause to bloom, make flowers open

香り

kaori — Fragrance, aroma, pleasant scent

空気

kūki — Air, atmosphere, the gaseous environment

満ち

michi — Fill, be full of, pervade

村

mura — Village, a small rural settlement

向こう

mukō — Beyond, over there, the other side

広がる

hirogaru — Spread out, expand, stretch across an area

丘

oka — Hill, a small elevated landform

草木

kusaki — Plants and trees, vegetation in general

緑

midori — Green, the color of nature and plants

覆わ

oowa — Cover, envelop, spread over a surface

夢

yume — Dream, a vision during sleep or fantasy

よう

yō — Like, as if, resembling something

で

de — At, by, with; location or means particle

安らか

yasuraka — Peaceful, tranquil, calm and restful

誘う

sasou — Invite, lure, entice toward something

な

na — Adjectival or sentence-ending particle

楽園

rakuen — Paradise, an ideal peaceful and beautiful place

見える

mieru — Be visible, can be seen, appear

ほど

hodo — About, to the extent of, approximately

よい

yoi — Good, fine, favorable, pleasant

遠さ

tōsa — Distance, degree of being far away

ところ

tokoro — Place, spot, location, point in time

入っ

hai' — Enter, put into (te-form of 入る)

バケツ

baketsu — Bucket, a cylindrical container for liquids

と

to — And, with; quotation or listing particle

長い

nagai — Long, lengthy in size or duration

柄

e — Handle, grip, shaft of a tool

ブラシ

burashi — Brush, a tool with bristles for painting

持っ

mo' — Hold, carry, possess (te-form of 持つ)

歩道

hodō — Sidewalk, pavement for pedestrians

現れ

araware — Appear, show up, come into sight

彼

kare — He, him, that male person

柵

saku — Fence, railing, barrier made of posts

眺める

nagameru — Gaze at, look out over, view

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight, happiness, gladness

すっかり

sukkari — Completely, entirely, thoroughly, all gone

消え

kie — Disappear, vanish, fade away

去り

sari — Leave, depart, go away completely

深い

fukai — Deep, profound, intense in degree

憂鬱

yūutsu — Melancholy, depression, gloomy feeling

沈み

shizumi — Sink, submerge, be weighed down emotionally

高さ

takasa — Height, the measure of how tall something is

九

kyū / ku — Nine, the number 9

三十

sanjū — Thirty, the number 30

続い

tsuzui — Continue, stretch on (te-form of 続く)

いる

iru — Be, exist (for animate subjects)

人生

jinsei — Life, one's human existence or lifetime

空虚

kūkyo — Empty, hollow, void, meaningless feeling

思わ

omowa — Think, feel, consider (negative stem form)

生きる

ikiru — Live, be alive, exist as a living being

こと

koto — Thing, fact, nominalizer for verb phrases

ただ

tada — Only, merely, just, nothing but

重荷

omoni — Heavy burden, load, something oppressive

しか

shika — Only, nothing but (used with negatives)

ため息

tameiki — Sigh, a deep audible exhale of breath

つき

tsuki — Attach, sigh (here: let out a sigh)

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously performing two actions

浸し

hitashi — Soak, dip, immerse in liquid

一番上

ichiban ue — The very top, the highest point

板

ita — Board, plank, a flat piece of wood

塗り

nuri — Paint, coat with liquid color or varnish

また

mata — Again, also, moreover, once more

繰り返し

kurikaeshi — Repetition, doing something over and over

もう

mō — Already, anymore, soon, no longer

一度

ichido — Once, one time, a single occasion

そして

soshite — And then, and so, connecting two events

塗ら

nura — Paint (negative or conditional stem form)

わずか

wazuka — Only a little, slight, a mere small amount

白い

shiroi — White, the color of snow or milk

筋

suji — Stripe, streak, line, thin mark

果てしなく

hateshinaku — Endlessly, boundlessly, without any limit

続く

tsuzuku — Continue, go on, persist over time

大陸

tairiku — Continent, a large landmass of the earth

見比べ

mikurabe — Compare visually, look at side by side

木箱

kibako — Wooden box or crate made of wood

上

ue — Above, top, upper part of something

がっかり

gakkari — Disappointed, let down, feeling deflated

腰

koshi — Waist, lower back, hips of the body

下ろし

oroshi — Lower, put down, set something down

持ち

mochi — Hold, carry, have in one's possession

歌い

utai — Sing, perform a song vocally

門

mon — Gate, an entrance with a barrier or door

スキップ

sukippu — Skip, move with light hopping steps

町

machi — Town, city, an urban settlement

井戸

ido — Well, a deep hole dug to access water

水

mizu — Water, the clear liquid essential for life

汲ん

kun — Draw, fetch, scoop up water from source

くる

kuru — Come, return; auxiliary indicating action toward speaker

以前

izen — Before, previously, in the past

ずっと

zutto — All along, continuously, much more by far

嫌

iya — Disliked, unpleasant, disagreeable, hateful

仕事

shigoto — Work, job, one's occupation or task

今

ima — Now, at this moment, currently

そう

sō — So, that way, like that, indeed

思え

omoe — Think, feel, seem (imperative or potential stem)

仲間

nakama — Friend, companion, fellow member of a group

思い出し

omoidashi — Remember, recall, bring to mind

白人

hakujin — White person, a Caucasian individual

混血

konketsu — Mixed race, person of mixed ethnic heritage

黒人

kokujin — Black person, a person of African descent

少年少女

shōnen shōjo — Boys and girls, children of both sexes

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, all the time

そこ

soko — There, that place, that location nearby

順番

junban — Turn, order, sequence of doing something

待ち

machi — Wait, waiting for one's turn or someone

休ん

yasum — Rest, take a break, relax

だり

dari — Doing things like; listing parallel actions

おもちゃ

omocha — Toy, a plaything for children

交換

kōkan — Exchange, trade, swap items with another

たり

tari — Doing things like; parallel action listing particle

口げんか

kuchigenka — Verbal argument, quarrel using words only

はしゃい

hashai — Frolic, romp, be excited and lively